The Gorge is my Gym

Good morning!

First, thanks to Cascade Acupuncture for supporting the forecast this week. If you haven’t tried acupuncture before, they’re happy to give you a free 15 minute consultation with the Acupuncurist (no treatment, but lots of great information). You’ll get an office tour, and insurance check, and Chinese Midical Pulse Diagnosis, and answers to all your questions about how acupuncture can help heal your injuries. Give them a call at 541-387-heal.

The west wind keeps on blowing today. With the clouds past Hood River this morning, the strongest wind will be east of Mosier likely at Doug’s and Maryhill, but possibly confined to Maryhill and Arlington. It’s already blowing in the low twenties out there, and with .08 from The Dalles to Pasco already, it’s only going to get windier. Winds build through the day, maxing out in the 25-28 range late afternoon. As always, you can stay under the clouds for gusty 14-18.

Tomorrow looks lighter, with partly sunny skies and west winds in the 13-16 range in the afternoon from Viento down to Doug’s Beach. The early model runs for the weekend look good, with a big west wind day on Saturday.

If you’re looking for after-work fun tonight, and you want to mountain bike ride, the Post and Pint out of Dirty Fingers is on with perfect dirt. Meet at the shop at 5:30 for a lap through Post, followed by a pint. Down at the Event Site, Big Winds has standup paddle races tonight, weather permitting. It’s just $5 to race, and rental boards are available.

Coming up tomorrow, the Disco Divas ride Knebal Spring and 8-mile. This is a women’s only mountain bike ride. If you’d like to join, give Discover Bikes a call today. Also starting tomorrow is the Bridge of the Gods Kiteboarding festival in Stevenson. There are lots of great riders in town for that event, so it should be great spectating. Go check it out!

And on Saturday, there’s the unofficial White Salmon half marathon. Meet at Everybody’s Brewing at 9am for a beautiful run through the woods.

Finally, boaters, the Hood’s at 4.35 feet and the Klickitat’s at 2310 cfs.

Have a great day today!

Temira

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Good morning!

The sponsor of the report this week is Cascade Acupuncture. If you have a nagging sports injury, or a freshy that’s keeping you from playing hard, consider trying acupuncture. It’s a safe, ancient healing art that’s helped millions of people recover from pesky injuries. Cascade Acupuncture has two locations: The Dalles and Hood River. Give them a call at 387-heal to schedule. They’ve donated a generous package of an initial visit plus two followups, that a couple of lucky email report subscribers will win over the next couple of weeks. To get on that email list, click on the “donate” button below for a suggested donation of $10. Now, on to the forecast!

If you’re a windsurfer or kiter, today’s going to be another good day on the water. The 5am gradient from Portland to The Dalles was at .07 and there was another .05 out east. With the clouds past Hood River, strongest wind today will be at Maryhill, Arlington and Threemile. We’ll see a steady build into the 25-29 range out east today, with best wind mid-afternoon. If you’re looking for lighter wind, stay under the clouds for 15-18. It should be perfect for the Hood River Yacht club sailboat races this evening!

The pesky wind continues tomorrow, with 17-20 east of Hood River in the morning, building to 23-26 by afternoon. Friday looks a bit lighter.

If you’re headed to Pistol River for the contest that starts tomorrow, it looks like you’ll have 20 to 25 knots and 4 to 7 foot swell for the duration of the event. If you’re staying here, you’re going to have a lot of space on the river the next few days!

Coming up this weekend is the Bridge of the Gods kiteboarding festival in Stevenson. It’s looking like we’ll have westerlies of some sort for the event, so it should be pretty cool to come and watch! Also this weekend, on Saturday, is the free White Salmon ½ marathon. It’s an event-that-does-not-exist, so if you’re interested in participating, contact me and I’ll give you the details!

So, the last couple of days I took my first whitewater kayaking lessons at Wet Planet with Andy and Susan, and it was awesome, so I actually feel like I have the right to say these levels now: Boaters, the Hood’s at 4.3 feet and the Klickitat’s at 2420 cfs.

If you need some boating pals, check out the Kayak Shed’s shop paddle. Meet at the shop at 4:30 this afternoon. And seriously, if you do want to try boating, Wet Planet has a great 2-day beginner kayaking course that will have you paddling Class I/II rivers, eddying out, wet exiting, and generally having a lot of fun splashing about in the water. I can’t wait for the next lesson!!!

Have an awesome day today!

Temira